Was Birgt ein Symbol ( 1983 )

Composed of scenes shot in Bulgaria, Columbia, Ethiopia, Italy, Jordan, Malaysia, and Zaire, the film ( What’s in a Symbol? ) explains, by means of the history, structure, and work of the Red Cross Movement, how the Movement's seven fundamental principles govern all Red Cross and Red Crescent activities.

00:00 Animated introduction: interpreting symbols
00:55 Opening Title
01:30 History of Red Cross
03:27 The Geneva Conventions
05:11 An International Committee of the Red Cross Delegate visits prisoners of war [in Jordan]
07:40 Colombian Red Cross volunteers provide medical attention to homeless youth
09:53 Ethiopia Red Cross train volunteers on first aid, nursing, and basic health; operate ambulance service
12:16 Restoring family links of refugees in Malaysia
15:03 Rescue teams of Bulgarian Red Cross are always ready for emergencies
17:31 Italian Red Cross rehabilitation centre for drug addicts in Rome
20:50 Delegate spreads the Red Cross Red Crescent message to young adults and soldiers in Zaire [Democratic Republic of the Congo]
22:28 The Seven Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
24:43 Closing Credits

Year: 1983

Producer: IFRC, ICRC, Bulgarian Red Cross, Hungarian Red Cross

Director: Gyorgy Karpati

Copyright: IFRC, ICRC, Bulgarian Red Cross, Hungarian Red Cross

Country: Bulgaria, Columbia, Ethiopia, Italy, Jordan, Malaysia, Zaire

Duration: 26:24 minutes

Language: German

Available in other languages:
English - What's in a Symbol : https://youtu.be/iSiK4ZH1FCk
French - Au coeur d'un symbole : https://avarchives.icrc.org/Film/6

Original format: 16mm acetate film

File name: c01751_H264.mp4

Memoriav, l'Association pour la sauvegarde de la mémoire audiovisuelle suisse, provided financial support for the preservation and digitization of this film.

For queries about copyright and the re-use of this film, please contact Archives.Contact[at]ifrc.org .

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